Rape. My favorite Bill Cosby comedy routine was a tie between “Go Carts” and “Chicken Heart” from his 1960’s album, “Wonderfulness.” At least 15 rapes. I have found friends and acquaintances throughout the years who shared a love for this man, whom we all saw …

While driving down the road this summer, stereo blasting, I was delighted to see my grandson, Denali, singing Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldiers.” I wondered if he understood the significance of what Marley was talking about or if he was just into the wonderful sounds Marley …

John on Beale. John posing with infants. John smiling for a selfie. John “masking” himself as Rob Lowe while taking a stroll downtown. Actor John Stamos seemed to be everywhere in Memphis the weekend of Nov. 21 and it’s a shame we never got to …

“I’ve gotta get it right the first time. That’s the main thing. I can’t afford to let it pass.” — Billy Joel. “Graco recalls almost 5 million strollers in the U.S. due to fingertip amputation hazard.” “Craigslist founder dodges questions on recall policy.” “Safety agency …

There’s nothing like a good dose of reality to make you really appreciate the blessings you have in life. I was grocery shopping for my family last weekend when I remembered I also had another family to do some shopping for. Each year, our church …

We’ll all have been there. Things are running smoothly, then whack, seemingly out of nowhere you get hit over the head. You lose your job, your competition takes away your best business or someone in your personal life drops a bomb on you. You never …

Sally had been married for seven years, and all she wanted was to be a mother. Only a few months after she was married, she had prepared a nursery for the baby she dreamed of having. But the years passed, and no baby came. She …

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect and to give thanks for the many blessings we have. It means much more than eating a big turkey dinner and watching football all day. Although I realize my blessings now and I am very thankful, grateful and happy, …

Note: This is an excerpt from Tom Purcell’s new book, “Comical Sense: A Lone Humorist Takes on a World Gone Nutty!” available at amazon.com. It’s bound to happen at Thanksgiving tables across America: A progressive liberal Democrat discovers he’s sitting next to a conservative Republican. …

Over the last few weeks, politics have dominated the news, overshadowing that November is Native American Heritage Month. Locally we have a rich Native American history. Most Arkansas history skims over our history with a paragraph here or there discussing the Osage claims to Arkansas …

I can almost taste my mom’s chicken and dumplings. Nothing says Thanksgiving to me like chicken and dumplings, a ham or turkey from John 3:16 Ministries, and my granny’s seven-layer salad. Mind you, I never actually ate that seven-layer salad because it has mayonnaise in …

Expedite passage of GM-modified food labeling laws Dear editor: I’ve noticed in the news lately that there is public interest in genetically modified (GM) foods. McDonalds ran a TV ad on 11-15-14 announcing that its company would not buy genetically modified (GM) potatoes, and a …